Keyword: Switzerland

John Thornton's film "Renaturation" follows Silvan Schüpbach to Wilderswil. There, he freed a forgotten sport climbing route from its rusty bolts and then climbed it clean. A film about style, climbing ethics, and what climbing beyond maximum difficulty can mean.

Solveig Korherr has free climbed "Histoire sans Fin" (8b+) on the Petit Clocher du Portalet in Valais. She completed the ten-pitch granite route on August 23, 2026, after two and a half weeks of work and seven days of climbing, together with the French climber Soline Kentzel.

Australian Milly Young set a new women's fastest known time (FKT) on the Matterhorn (4.478 m) on July 22, 2026. She completed the ascent and descent from Cervinia via the Liongrat (Cresta del Leone) to the summit and back in 5 hours, 17 minutes, and 43 seconds. She reached the summit after approximately 3 hours and 22 minutes.

In March 2025, Fay Manners, Marco Malcangi, and Max Kilcoyne established one of Switzerland's most exciting new mixed routes on the central face of the Roc Noir above Arolla. "Nostalgie Alpine"—325 meters, nine pitches, M8 A0—is a statement for exploratory alpinism in a valley that seemed long forgotten.

Jakob Schubert has conquered another super-hard boulder problem, Ephyra (8C+), in Ticino – just a few weeks after sending Shaolin (9A) in Red Rocks. The new year is off to a pretty good start for Jakob!

Two absolute pros on the rock face discuss training, difficulty ratings, projects, and rock climbing. Will Bosi and Dave Graham talked to us about their shared passions, and we learned a lot! 

Silvan Schüpbach, Filippo Sala and Olivier Kolly made the first ascent of a new route on the northwest face of the Dent Blanche (4.357 m) in Valais at the turn of the year. They named the 850-meter-long line "Le clin d'œil" and graded it M7 WI3.

Ticino is the flagship of Swiss bouldering and one of the most beautiful bouldering areas in the world. Eliot Stephens offers bouldering enthusiasts a brand-new guidebook, "Swiss Select – Ticino's Best Bouldering," providing an overview of the three main areas: Brione, Cresciano, and Chironico.